When Nostalgia Tilts to Sad: Anticipatory and Personal Nostalgia [PDF]
Contemporary research has showcased many benefits of nostalgia, but its bittersweet character and historical reputation as unhealthy raise the possibility of less favorable impacts.
Krystine I. Batcho
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Diverging Paths to the Self: The Distinct Psychological Roles of Nostalgia and Declinism in Personal Growth [PDF]
We investigated how nostalgia and declinism, two distinct forms of past-oriented reflection, differentially relate to personal growth. In preregistered cross-sectional Study 1 (N = 810, Chinese sample), we measured nostalgia using three instruments: the ...
Zhuo Feng +3 more
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Making Public Media Personal: Nostalgia and Reminiscence in the Office [PDF]
In this paper we explore the notion of creating personally evocative collections of content from publicly available material. Compared to the personal media that we look at, reminisce over, or personalise our offices with, public media offers the ...
André, Paul +3 more
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Nostalgia as [Un]Serious Emotion: Games and Toys in Everyday Narrative Practices about Childhood [PDF]
This paper analyzes the contemporary context of nostalgia, recollection and narration of childhood events on the basis of field notes collected by means of different methodological techniques. The narrative quest for the past produces interpretations of
Marijana Dimkov, Jelena Marković
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Making America Great Again? National Nostalgia's Effect on Outgroup Perceptions
Nostalgia is a fond longing for the past that has been shown to increase feelings of meaning, social connectedness, and self-continuity. Although nostalgia for personal memories provides intra- and interpersonal benefits, there may be negative ...
Anna Maria C. Behler +3 more
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Away from “Unified Nostalgia”: Conceptual Differences of Personal and Historical Nostalgia Appeals in Advertising [PDF]
Studies suggest that nostalgia can be split into two distinct forms: Personal and Historical nostalgia. This research explores these varieties of nostalgic appeal and, based on literature, proposes differing effects these variations may have on the important consumer behavior responses of cognition, emotions, attitudes, and purchase intentions.
Ian Phau
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The sociality of personal and collective nostalgia
Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, is an ambivalent – albeit more positive than negative – emotion.
Constantine Sedikides, Tim Wildschut
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Personal and Historical Nostalgia—A Comparison of Common Emotions [PDF]
ABSTRACT This research uses an experimental research design to examine differences in the emotional responses of 806 respondents experiencing specifically personal or historical nostalgic reactions to advertising appeals. Changes in intensity of five emotions common to both reactions are examined.
Ian Phau
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How personal nostalgia influences giving to charity
Charitable organizations in the U.S. have found it increasingly difficult to raise funds from donors. With a decline in the number of donors and with the number of charitable organizations increasing, there is a greater need than ever to emotionally engage the giver and encourage him/her to increase their giving to charitable organizations.
Altaf Merchant, John B Ford
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Personal vs. Collective Nostalgia and Different Temporally Orientated Green Consumption
In the literature, there are discrepancies about how nostalgia affects green consumption. Both positive and negative relationships between nostalgia and green consumption are found, and most research treats all types of green consumption the same, neglecting the differences.
Han Zhang +4 more
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